Tasha assembled a picture frame that is advertised as rectangular. The completed frame is 14 inches long and 10 inches wide. She measured the diagonal length across the frame as 20 inches. Which best explains why the frame cannot actually be rectangular?
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In a rectangle all angles are 90°. So Pythagoras theorem must apply.
The diagonal must be the hypotenuse.
(Diagonal)² = 20² = 400
Sum of square of sides = 14² + 10² = 196+100=296
Since Diagonal square ≠ Sum of squares of sides.
So the frame cannot be rectangular.
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